| Whale Mountain | |
| Elevation Ft: | 3043 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 403 |
| Range: | Cuyamaca Mountains |
| Location: | San Diego County, California, U.S. |
| Map: | USA California San Diego County#USA California |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 33.0756°N -116.7611°W |
| Topo: | USGS Ramona |
Whale Mountain is a 3043feet, summit in the northwestern Cuyamaca Mountains in San Diego County, California. It is located between Ramona and Santa Ysabel, near Ballena Valley.
Ballena takes its name from the mountain, ballena being Spanish for "whale". The Spanish name was the equivalent of the Ipai word which also means "whale", and which was their name for the mountain.[2]
Whale Mountain is known for being desert-like and containing many desert plants and animals, such as cacti.